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| Thelma Hill Performing Arts Center 30th Anniversary to be Held June 29 Brooklyn, N.Y. – Thelma Hill Performing Arts Center will host a celebration of its 30th anniversary with performances by leading modern dance companies at the Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus. The performances will take place on Thursday, June 29, at the Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts, located at Flatbush and Dekalb avenues, starting at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 for general admission; $13 for students and seniors. For tickets, call the Kumble Theater box office at (718) 488-1624. For more information, visit www.thelmahill.com. Renowned dancer, Carmen de Lavallade, will receive the 2006 Lifetime Achievement Award at the celebration. The program will feature performances by TheChildren’s Dance Theatre Workshop, Charles Moore Dance Company, George Faison, Louis Johnson, Nia Love, Marlies Yearby and Dudley Williams. Since 1976, Thelma Hill Performing Arts Center has been a staple in the Brooklyn summer arts season, providing dancers with a forum where they can explore their art and share it with a diverse community. It has developed exceptional programs in which its “alumni” who have gone on to successful careers as dancers and choreographers, both here and abroad, return to the space where they once flourished, to impart what they have learned to new artists. Long Island University opened its Brooklyn Campus in 1926, welcoming a diverse population at a time when other major universities enforced quota systems against racial and ethnic minorities. More than 28,000 students currently are enrolled at the University’s residential and regional campuses, including more than 13,000 at the Brooklyn Campus. Located at the corner of Flatbush Avenue Extension and DeKalb Avenue in Downtown Brooklyn, the Campus is accessible to all major bus and subway routes and the Long Island Rail Road
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